Generalised Payne shift inequality for buckling eigenvalues

Let ΩRd\Omega\subset\mathbb R^d be a domain of finite measure, and let λk(m,t)(Ω)\lambda_k^{(m,t)}(\Omega) denote its kkth buckling eigenvalue. Generalised Payne buckling inequality. For every k,m,tNk,m,t\in\mathbb N,

λk+1(m,t)(Ω)λk(m+1,t)(Ω).\lambda_{k+1}^{(m,t)}(\Omega)\leq\lambda_k^{(m+1,t)}(\Omega).

This is a proposed all-eigenvalue extension of the shift-type inequality comparing successive operator orders. The source attributes the conjecture to considerations involving the Dirichlet Laplacian and cites Friedlander and Liu; its resolution is not established in the supplied material.

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Davide Buoso and Pedro Freitas, “Sharp inequalities and asymptotics for polyharmonic eigenvalues”, arXiv:2506.12791 (2025).

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